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squares…

29 Saturday Nov 2025

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finally got around to changing the living room table…

it has been the same since springtime, yikes…

took a little while to put away the shells, crystals, stones and books, as well as the sarongs that had been on the bottom of each of the four areas…

next, I found the Christmas box that had all the smaller purple, silver, white, and clear ornaments…

filled three squares and then brought down three angels that have special meaning for me to complete the last spot…

I’m pleased with the result although I haven’t quite decided what goes on the top, lol…

maintenance…

02 Saturday Aug 2025

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Wednesday was such a lovely day…

started the morning with Hilda the Gardener, who arrived to do some maintenance in the garden… I’ve been thinking of the change that she has made to the space over the years;-)…

it always feels so fresh and tidy after her time here…

while she was working away, I picked beans and peas, and spotted some cucumbers starting, yay…

then a friend stopped by with a bag of books for me and I had a bag for her as well;-)…

we hadn’t seen one another for ages and had a great catch-up…

after they both left, I read and relaxed in this lovely space…

change…

04 Sunday May 2025

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trying to decide how to change up the garden this year…

so far nothing much is happening, as we haven’t brought out the last bits and pieces of furniture…

washed down a few of the chairs and am trying one of them between the gate and garage door so I can have a good view of the pond and the bird feeders… not sure if this will work as the chair is quite wide;-)…

once the furniture and umbrellas are in place, there will need to be decisions made about where plants and pots will go…

and then new plants will arrive to be planted;-)…

trick-or-treaters…

01 Friday Nov 2024

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was all ready for trick-or-treaters by about 4… and the weather was excellent, which it hadn’t been for years…

I had found some change, in case there were any UNICEF boxes…

dug out a few non-perishable items, should there be any kids collecting for Harvest…

a book, in case my next door buddy turned up…

and of course, the chocolate…

kids started to come around 5:15 and there were lots of cute costumes, including this little person…

I decided that this year I wouldn’t count how many people arrived at the door but I think there were a few more than last year…

one fun thing was a decorated golf cart with parents in it, going along the street with their ghosts and goblins…

lights went out at 8:30, but there weren’t any visitors after 7:45…

still some leftovers should anyone in the house want them, lol…

quick…

23 Monday Sep 2024

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today I had to make a quick change, lol…

I had set up the deck for our weekly gathering with cushions on the chairs, a table for coffee cups and blankets because it was a bit cool…

once everything was set up, just before everyone was scheduled to arrive, I sat out and was reading…

when big drops began to fall…

brought in the chair with the blankets on it, covered two of the chairs and brought in the cushions…

set up the snacks in the living room and sat down to read just before everyone arrived, lol…

multiply…

19 Wednesday Jul 2023

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strange happenings with the milkweed…

I am very happy as they continue to multiply…

not too many caterpillars, and they seem to nest on the plants closer to a wall rather than the ones nearest to the pond… maybe there is more protection from predators there… too bad for me, as pictures are easier beside the pond, lol…

the odd thing is that the plants along the edge of the pond, all with the same origin, have produced two different coloured flowers…

the usual pink/purple flowers…

and these white ones which are turning yellow…

will be interesting to see what they do next year, lol…

roll…

13 Saturday Aug 2022

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so pleased…

in January, 2020, after a visit with the kids in Ottawa, I put the paper towel roll away in the cupboard and began using cloth instead in an effort to reuse and not waste…

I replaced that roll in March of 2021… that was fourteen months…

yesterday I used the last piece from that roll… that is sixteen months;-)… doing better…

the old cloth napkins, face cloths and finger towels have worked beautifully and wash very well… and they were all extras that were in drawers around the house…

today I put a new roll in the cupboard and will see how long this one lasts…

I have been surprised at how easy the transition has been…

just a small change, but it makes me happy…

view…

18 Tuesday Jan 2022

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out this morning to shovel the sidewalk…

it was still snowing but I thought it better to clear it a few times if needed…

only did it once… the snow stopped shortly after I finished, but the wind is going to be strong overnight so I will decide tomorrow if it needs to be done again…

later in the day the sun came out and I got some lovely photos…

so interesting how the view changes from moment to moment… I am so happy to have the time to observe the changes…

squares…

21 Sunday Feb 2021

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spent time today putting away all the hearts and refreshing the living room table…

often at this time of year I would be filling it with rocks and shells, but that seems a little early…

I gathered up all the silver and purple ornaments and took them downstairs…

then I put some Chihuly calendar pictures in the four squares and added a few other items… one square has my gardening books as I’ve been looking through them to work on the garden design for the summer…

another has a few of my favourite children’s books in it, and some cards with fun pictures of time on Maui…

the third one holds my new pouch and postcards…

the last one has items to read… magazines, my tablet and kobo… and some butterfly things…

looks good and makes me happy…

sprinkles…

23 Saturday May 2020

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it has been very hot the last few days and the forecast keeps mentioning rain and possible thunderstorms…

had a few sprinkles in the night, but no real rain…

tonight the sky changed rather drastically in about 45 minutes…

took these photos out the front window… looked like it was going to pour... but then it cleared…

and these were out the back…

once again there were some sprinkles, but not a good rain… hoping for a good soaking… maybe later…